Serving the Church to move forward means clarifying how we distribute roles and responsibilities within our ecclesial communities. To continue my reflection on ministries in the Church in Asia, I ...
Pope Francis issued a motu proprio Monday changing canon law to allow women to serve as lectors and acolytes. In the motu proprio "Spiritus Domini," issued on Jan. 11, the pope changed canon 230 § 1 ...
More than 40 years ago, then-Archbishop William Borders of Baltimore issued a pastoral letter signaling his intention to ask that the "official ministries" of lector and acolyte be opened to women. Of ...